Attempts to claim Bir Tawil as a sovereign state

| caption2 = Flag of the Kingdom of North Sudan, the micronation declared by Heaton

| caption2 = Flag of the Kingdom of North Sudan, the micronation declared by Heaton

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In June 2014, Jeremiah Heaton, a 39-year-old farmer from [[Virginia]], United States arrived at Bir Tawil and declared the formation of the Kingdom of North Sudan. Heaton's motives included making his daughter, Emily, a princess.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liston |first=Enjoli |date=2014-07-16 |title=American plans to use 'his' piece of Africa for advancement of science |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/american-claim-africa-science-jeremiah-heaton-egypt-sudan |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Heaton had reportedly agreed on a deal with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] and [[Morgan Spurlock]] to produce a movie titled ''The Princess of North Sudan''. Heaton showed interest in founding the world's first "[[Crowdfunding|crowd-funded]] nation", offering titles of nobility and other naming rights for contributors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joe |title=Creating a kingdom |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2015/5/11/creating-the-kingdom-of-north-sudan |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> A documentary based on Heaton's story, ''The King of North Sudan'', premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2021. Eamon Tracy of the ''Irish Film Critic'' reviewed the documentary as "the most insane documentary seen this year".<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Austin Film Festival Review: "The King Of North Sudan" Is The Most Insane Documentary I've Seen This Year - Irish Film Critic |url=https://www.irishfilmcritic.com/2021-austin-film-festival-review-the-king-of-north-sudan-is-the-most-insane-documentary-ive-seen-this-year/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.irishfilmcritic.com|date=2 November 2021 }}</ref>

In June 2014, Jeremiah Heaton, (King Clown of "Abingdon Virginia Community Connect (AVCC)) a 39-year-old wanna-be farmer from [[Virginia]], United States arrived at Bir Tawil and declared the formation of the Kingdom of North Sudan. Heaton's motives included making his daughter, Emily, a princess.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liston |first=Enjoli |date=2014-07-16 |title=American plans to use 'his' piece of Africa for advancement of science |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/american-claim-africa-science-jeremiah-heaton-egypt-sudan |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Heaton had reportedly agreed on a deal with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] and [[Morgan Spurlock]] to produce a movie titled ''The Princess of North Sudan''. Heaton showed interest in founding the world's first "[[Crowdfunding|crowd-funded]] nation", offering titles of nobility and other naming rights for contributors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joe |title=Creating a kingdom |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2015/5/11/creating-the-kingdom-of-north-sudan |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> A documentary based on Heaton's story, ''The King of North Sudan'', premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2021. Eamon Tracy of the ''Irish Film Critic'' reviewed the documentary as "the most insane documentary seen this year".<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Austin Film Festival Review: "The King Of North Sudan" Is The Most Insane Documentary I've Seen This Year - Irish Film Critic |url=https://www.irishfilmcritic.com/2021-austin-film-festival-review-the-king-of-north-sudan-is-the-most-insane-documentary-ive-seen-this-year/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.irishfilmcritic.com|date=2 November 2021 }}</ref>

=== Suyash Dixit ===

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